Gas Metering Specialist

**Our Company** More than a utility company, Unitil provides energy for life. Our work helps keep homes comfortable, businesses thriving and communities connected. Unitil is an investor-owned public utility proudly serving Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. We are dedicated to delivering energy to our customers safely and reliably. Unitil is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our employees, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success of Unitil is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity and value our employees. **Take advantage of a comprehensive benefits package.** Unitil offers competitive salaries, a consumer-driven health plan, dental and vision coverage, flexible work, company-paid holidays, a, robust, highly competitive retirement plan and educational assistance. \*Note: Benefit offerings may differ between union and non-union employee groups **Position Purpose** | Provides engineering and technical support for gas metering, instrumented metering construction requirements, best practices, metering procedures, metering inventory and testing, and regulatory requirements. Provides project management for implementation of the advanced technologies associated with Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Automated Meter Reading (AMR), and all metering communication systems. Develop metering specifications and ensure vendors comply with them. Ensure that metering projects are completed within budget expectations and that the project milestones are met on time. Provide project status reports for associated projects. Analyze gas meter test results and provide monthly metering metrics reports. Collaborate with Meter & Service, Operations, Engineering, Customer Service, Billing, IT, AMI Systems, and other company stakeholders to ensure that best metering business processes and practices are utilized and that all meter-related project goals are achieved. This includes the two new gas company divisions Unitil has acquired where the companies need technical metering support and metering reports. | | --- | **Principal Accountabilities** | **Time %** | **End Results** | | :---: | --- | | **45%** | **Technical Expertise:** Provides engineering and technical support in all aspects of gas metering, including tie point metering. Provides technical support to metering personnel to ensure proper measurement and accurate billing is achieved. Provide equipment failure trend analysis. Provides technical support to metering personnel to ensure proper construction and maintenance testing. Remain knowledgeable and have the expertise to provide technical support for: Gas Meter Supervisors, AMR Technicians, Instrument Technicians. The establishment and maintenance of metering system policies and procedures The completion of complex customer-related metering projects related to metering, commercial and industrial, tie point metering Compliance with annual meter testing and monthly regulatory reporting requirements Analysis of gas meter testing data The accuracy of MV-90 interval data The proper operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of AMR communication equipment The annual purchasing requirements of meters and metering equipment and supplies Successful cross-boundary interface with other functional areas in the value chain including customer accounting, customer service, procurement & inventory, plant records, plant accounting, engineering, electric operations, IT and system dispatching Compliance with safety rules and work practices Developing gas metering programs Handheld and computer software and firmware upgrades Mobile data system functions Development of specifications and test plans metering pilot programs Meter testing standards and requirements Meter construction standards with engineering | | **30%** | **Project Management:**Develops and maintains scope, schedules and budgets for personnel, mater…